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Dive #99 · Friday, 4 December 2009 · 06:54–07:45
Ras Abu Soma
Strait of Gubal, Red Sea Safaga and Soma Bay
- Day 6 of 6 · Egypt Nov–Dec 2009 →
- First of 2 dives that day(also #100 Ras Disha)
- deeper than 83 % of all dives
- Max depth
- 25.4 m
- Avg depth
- 15.7 m
- Bottom time
- 51 min
- SAC
- 14.7 l/min12 L · 204→43 bar
- Surface
- 24 °C
Kit
- Gas
- Nitrox 32
- Cylinder
- 12 L
- Pressure
- 204 → 43 bar
- Mode
- Open circuit
- Weights
- 8 kg
- Suit
- 7 mm
- Surface interval
- 11:33
- Safety stop
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- 1 (easy)
Where
Ras Abu Soma
The headland at the northern end of Soma Bay, with a reef plateau running off it into the current and a wall on either side.
The only dive here
With
- Arjanfirst dive together
On the map
Ras Abu Soma
No route marked
- Buoy
- Hazard
- Point of interest
- Shoreline
- Dive path
- Wall / drop-off
- Shallows
- Coral / reef
- Sand
- Depth
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Saw a nudibranch, a number of lionfish, a fair few blue spotted stingrays and, to crown it, an eagle ray.